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The Island is recognised for its track record of product and service innovation and has developed a breadth and depth of services that is hard to match.
Jersey has been recognised internationally as being one of the pre-eminent financial centres in the supervision and regulation of financial services.
The Seymour Group is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission for the purpose of carrying out trust company business and carries appropriate professional indemnity insurance.
Seymour Tower
Seymour Tower sits two kilometers offshore on the Royal Bay of Grouville in one of the pargest inter-tidal reef sites in Europe. A square tower with a gun battery at the base, it is an exceptional example of Jersey's unique form of coastal defence tower, developed by Sir Henry Seymour Conway, a governor of Jersey in the late 18th century.
Seymour Tower was built in 1782 as a direct response to failed French invasion a year earlier when Major Francis Pierson's men defeated Baron de Ruliecourt's forces in the Royal Squate. To prevent a repeat of the events of January 1781, it was decided to build a tower on the high water mark on L'Avarison islet.
Seymour Tower stands in an isolated location in an area of internationally recognised environmental importance.
During the highest spring tides of the year, the sea recedes almost as far from the tower as the tower itself stands from the island. For the ill-informed and unprepared a low water expedition can be fraught with dangers, but for those who make sure they are aware of tide times and the risks of leaving it too late to return to the shore, exploring the marine wilderness of Jersey's south-east coast is a safe and relaxing persuit.
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